Will Joe Biden be the last transatlantic US president?
During his visit to Germany, US President Joe Biden will stress the importance of the German-US relationship, as he has been doing for decades. The end of his presidency is also the
France: Prime Minister Barnier survives no-confidence motion
Barnier was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron in an attempt to bring political stability. The no-confidence motion was the first test for his government, which enjoys fragile support in parliament. France’s new
India: Kashmir awaits result of first vote in a decade
The election in Kashmir is seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial 2019 decision to revoke the region’s semi-autonomous status. Votes were being counted on Tuesday to decide the
US: Supreme Court throws out Texas emergency abortion appeal
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Joe Biden’s administration on requiring hospitals to perform abortions to stabilize a patient’s emergency medical condition. Texas argued its law allows for this
India’s Modi receives Maldives’ Muizzu in bid to boost ties
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to discuss regional issues of mutual interest. The visit is seen as an important step towards repairing strained diplomatic ties.
Fresh rallies held globally on eve of October 7 anniversary
A pro-Palestinian protest drew tens of thousands in Morocco’s capital while similar rallies took place around the world. Munich, London, and Melbourne were among many cities that also saw pro-Israel demonstrations. Pro-Palestinian and
Kazakhstan votes on first nuclear plant construction
Kazakhstan is the world’s top producer of uranium but has no nuclear power plant of its own. That could change with Sunday’s vote on the issue. Kazakhstan voted on Sunday in a referendum
German far-left groups lead Berlin ‘peace’ demonstration
At a demonstration in Berlin, mostly far-left groups called for Germany to halt arms deliveries to Ukraine and in some cases even to leave NATO. Organizers said more than 40,000 people attended.
Scholz urges more support for the east on German Unity Day
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany still needed to work to improve the lives of the people in the east, for whom reunification also represented “a collapse.” Germany’s political establishment gathered on Thursday
NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Kyiv
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is visiting Kyiv on his first official trip since taking the role. Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Thursday — two
Palestinian organization wins ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’
The Youth Against Settlements group has won the Right Livelihood Award for “steadfast non-violent resistance” against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Issa Amro, a Palestinian activist in the occupied West Bank,